Saddletree.



J. M. HAYS.

SADDLETREE.

APPLICATION FILED $EPT.22, 191s.

Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

JAMES M. HAYS, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

SADDLETREE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 30, 1917.

Application filed September 22, 1916. Serial No. 121,577.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES M. HAYS, a citizenof the United States of America, a resident of Jefferson City, in thecounty of Cole, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Saddletrees, of which the following is a full,

1 clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, forming a. part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in saddletrees and it has for itsobject to provide a more secure and permanent fastening of the horns ofsaddletrees to the wooden front arches or pommels.

Figure I is a front elevation of the front arch and horn of a saddletreeconstructed in accordance with my improvement. Fig. II is a verticalsection taken on line 11-11, Fig. I. Fig. III is a rear elevation of thefront arch and horn, the parts being partly broken away and in sectionto illustrate my improvement.

In the drawings, A designates the front arch of a saddletree, and B thehorn carried by said arch.

The arch A is provided with a vertical transverse groove which receivesa leg piece or web 2 extending downwardly from the body of the horn Band held in position in the arch A by pins 3 which are inserted throughthe arch and the leg or web from the front of the former.

The horn B rests upon the arch A in front of the leg 1, as seen in Fig.II, and it is provided with a forwardly extending arm A which also restsupon said arch.

Experien e has shown that although a saddletree horn made in accordancewith the foregoing description may apparently be held to the front archof a saddletree by the attachment of the downwardly extending leg 1, asI have described, and the further connection of the horn to the arch bysecuring means such as screws. the horn will in time becomeloosenedunder severe usage, and it is the object of my present inventionto so secure the horn to the arch as to eliminate all possibility of theappearanc of looseness between the horn and the arch by which it iscarried.

My improved fastening means comprises rivets 5 which are extendedvertically through the forwardly extending arm A of the horn B, and alsovertically through the arch A beneath said arm. A metal strap 6 islocated within the arch A directly beneath the arm A and is perforatedto receive the rivets 5. The said rivets after being passed through saidparts mentioned are upset at their ends so as to draw the arm 4: tightlyto the top of the arch A and secure it permanently to the arch. Thestrap 6 may, for convenience, be attached to the arch by tacks or nails7 which serve to hold it in the proper position ready for theapplication of the rivets 5.

It will be perceived when a saddle-tree horn is fastened to the arch ofa saddletree as herein contemplated, it will be so immovably held as toavoid all possibility of play in any direction, and it will be furtherappreciated that the fastening means is of such construction and soapplied that there is absolutely no possibility of the horn becomingloosened in the least degree as has been possible in the use of thefastening means heretofore utilized.

I claim A saddletree comprising a vertically perforated front archprovided with a vertical transverse groove, a horn located on the frontarch, having a body formed with a forwardlv extending perforatedarm-seated on the front arch, and a perforated leg piece occupying thevertical transverse groove of the front arch, horizontal pins extendingthrough the front arch and through the perforated leg piece, aperforated strap piece within the front arch, and vertical rivetsextending through the perforated arm, through the perforated front archand through the perforated strap piece.

JAMES M. HAYS.

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